Founder & Chief.: Recent Episodes
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In this episode of the Founder & Chief podcast, Paul McGlone is joined by Ian Minton, CEO and Founder of Happy Drinks.
Happy Drinks is on a mission to remove artificial sweeteners from soft drinks by delivering the next generation of drinks with natural ingredients only. One of Happy Drinks Co’s brands, Eden Bay, is the third biggest brand of tonic in the UK and Ireland and sells a can every 1.3 seconds.
Ian explains his personal motivation behind the brand, the importance of Stevia in making flavoursome plant-based drinks and explains how and why the company diversified into manufacturing.
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In this episode of the Founder and Chief Podcast, Paul McGlone talks to James Hind, Founder & CEO of carwow. James explains how his passion for cars led him to start a car review aggregator and the journey from content-creator to online motor retailer. Now with over 12 million subscribers and 7.4 million YouTube subscribers, carwow employs over 250 people in the UK, Germany and Spain and partners with over 3,000 dealer partners to offer their customers a full range of vehicle brands. Based in London, James and his team have raised over £150 million to date and are an international, tech-enabled UK success story.
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In this episode, Zeus' Paul McGlone talks to Gurinder Dhillon, Founder and CEO of Otto Car. Otto Car is London’s largest private-hire rental fleet, and has the largest number of PCO cars (that’s taxis to most people) for sale or hire. Founded by ex-cabby Gurinder, Otto Car pride themselves on being upfront and honest; helping their clients to go from strength to strength and achieve their own aims. Gurinder shares how Otto Car survived covid and why their core company values are centred around making their mums proud.
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Coming soon: Zeus' Paul McGlone talks to Otto Car's CEO and Founder, Gurinder Dhillon about the business of love in the Founder & Chief podcast. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
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What is the future for virtual reality and gaming? In this episode, Paul talks to Patrick O'Luanaigh, CEO and Founder of nDreams. nDreams is a games publisher and developer and has been at the forefront of VR gaming innovation since 2013. Patrick explains what Virtual Reality is, how the industry is changing, main players, investment strategies and what to look out for in the next five years.
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In this episode of the Founder and Chief Podcast, Paul McGlone talks to Chris Yates, Chief Executive of FFX. Chris hadn’t been near a power tools in his life. So why did he come out of retirement to be CEO of FFX, an online supplier of power tools and building supplies? How does he cope running the £100 million business today?
Chris may not know tools, but he certainly knows ecommerce; as he’s seen it develop over a career spanning decades at Sainsburys and other online retail businesses. He knows the importance of understanding client buying habits, getting to know their needs and building channels for communicating openly with clients.
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Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in a co-founder power couple? Manav Thapar of LoveRaw gave Zeus’ Paul McGlone some insights on what it’s like to have a great business idea with his wife and co-founder, Rimi. From starting their company in a family kitchen, to Dragons Den and changing nappies on the board room table, Rimi and Manav have got it covered. Founded in 2013, LoveRaw produces indulgent chocolate, which just happens to be vegan. It is available in supermarkets, health food shops and direct to consumer via the LoveRaw website.
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Strix is a global leader in temperature controls, steam management and water filtration technologies. On any normal day, Strix’s kettle controls are used by over 1.2 billion people.
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In Episode One, Paul catches up with Morten Toft Bech, Founder of Meatless Farm. Founded in 2016, Meatless Farm is a British company that produces plant-based, tasty meat-alternatives including mince, chicken breast and sausages. Morten’s mission when setting up the company was clear: to protect the environment by creating family-friendly meat-free products which don’t require a change of eating habits. He believes passionately in the environmental impact that Meatless Farm can have.
Morten and Paul discuss the challenges of setting up a business selling fresh produce to supermarkets, scaling the business in a growing industry and who Morten would invite to this dream dinner party.
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